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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Cheap Ways to Promote a Book

ByCyci
Cade

There are many ways to promote a book;
some are very expensive and sometimes inefficient. Good and expensive advertisements
aren´t equal to success, as well cheap forms to promote a book. I believe that
what really works is quality.

Everybody knows that it is very expensive
to publish a book. The fact is, authors and publishers don´t want to waste
money, this isn´t the objective. Therefore, it is necessary to look for economical
alternatives to get good results.

Honestly, I believe these five
alternatives are more efficient. These ways demand more work, but you´ll get
involved in the process, you´ll have control over it, and you´ll have a better
feedback.

Remember, first of all, you´ll need a website or a blog.

1-
Guest posting:
writing articles, posts and flash or short stories for other blogs and
magazines is a great way to divulge your name and work. People will have
opportunity to know you and your work. If they like it, they´ll visit your
website or blog and look for more information about you.

2-
Bonus material related to the book: after editing a book, there are deleted
scenes, or a different ending. You can publish them as bonus material. Colleen
Houck, author of Tiger´s Curse series did it. She had written a different
ending for the last book and she posted it on her blog.

3-
Flash / short stories related to your book: you can write flash or short
stories related to your book to publish on your blog or other blogs and
magazines. Recently, I posted a short story, The
boys and the dragon; I wrote it to promote my book Dragon´s Curse. I also wrote Son
of Egypt to promote two new books.

4-
Literary contests:
they are a good alternative too. Writer´s Digest
offers many contests during the year, as well other magazines; Southern
Writers Magazine is one of them. You´ll gain a great exposure; if you win
the contest, it´ll open new doors.

5-
Social media:
you can use social media like Wattpad and Goodreads
to promote you book too. On Wattpad, you can publish flash and short stories,
or an entire book. Many writers started publishing on Wattpad. The problem is,
to get followers, you need to read, vote and comment other writers´ stories and
it demands time. I confess that I´ve failed a little in this part due to my
lack of time. On Goodreads, you can
create an author profile, join groups, follow authors, and get reviews to your
books… There are many options.

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